Registrar: Richard Davis
Participants: 2
Weather: 46-57 F and overcast to partly cloudy. N wind 5 mph.
Bird Species: 36
Our small group of bird photographers met on an overcast morning to explore the north end of Central Park, with fall color beginning to show. The focus of the outing was photography, and participants spent time at several promising locations around the Pool, where brief stakeouts provided good opportunities to practice techniques for better images.
Because attention was directed more toward photography than listing, a few species may have been overlooked; nonetheless, the morning was rewarding, particularly for the two participants, both relatively new to birding. Highlights included a cooperative Winter Wren, shared with a passerby who stopped to ask for an identification, and a lingering Northern Waterthrush at the Pool, along with a small group of Green-winged Teal.
Other areas offering good photographic potential included the Wildflower Meadow, the Grassy Knoll, Nutter’s Battery, and the Conservatory Garden.
Species List
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Northern Waterthrush
